BEST ADVICE RECEIVED: “In order for the artist to have a world to express, he must first be situated in this world, oppressed or oppressing, resigned or rebellious, a man among men,” from Charles Baudelaire.

FAVORITE ARTWORK BY ANOTHER ARTIST: Lately it’s a tie between Gustave Courbet’s THE ORIGIN OF THE WORLD and Matthew Barney’s THE CREMASTER CYCLE.

PRICE RANGE: $1,000 to $6,000.

NEXT BIG GOAL: “To paint better paintings than the paintings I’ve been painting.”

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After six years of attending five or six shows each year in various parts of the country, winning awards and making good sales, she became aware of a strong desire to explore the edges of her ability and push them as far as possible....